Two teen pedestrians struck, injured by hit-and-run driver in North Bellport, police say
Detectives with the Suffolk police Major Case Unit are investigating a hit-and-run crash that injured two teen pedestrians in North Bellport on Friday night. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto/kali9
Two teenage pedestrians were struck and injured by a hit-and-run driver on Friday night in North Bellport, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
The pedestrians, a 15-year-old from East Patchogue and a 14-year-old from Bellport, were crossing Station Road eastbound at Patchogue Avenue around 9:38 p.m. when the driver of an SUV struck them while going south and then fled toward Montauk Highway, the department wrote in a news release.
The 15-year-old was seriously hurt and was brought to Stony Brook University Hospital, and the 14-year-old was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk with minor injuries, the release said.
Police added Saturday evening that they believe the SUV that fled the scene of the crash was a midsize white Jeep with damage to its front left corner, including a headlight.
Members of the public who believe they have information about the incident were asked to call Major Case Unit detectives at 631-852-6555 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.
Statewide, 2,067 pedestrians under age 18 were injured last year by vehicles and their drivers, according to preliminary statistics from the University at Albany-based Institute for Traffic Safety Management & Research. Of those, 171 were on Long Island: 111 in Nassau and 60 in Suffolk. The statistics exclude those who are killed.
More coverage: Every 7 minutes on average a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island. A Newsday investigation found that traffic crashes killed more than 2,100 people between 2014 and 2023 and seriously injured more than 16,000 people. To search for fatal crashes in your area, click here.
Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.
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